The Shakedown Artists

I guess confiscating nail clippers and various toiletries wasn't exciting or lucrative enough:

Two TSA agents were busted today at Kennedy Airport for stealing $160,000 in cash from bags, authorities said.
Davon Webb, 30, and Couman Perad, who turned 36 today, were arrested after admitting they had regularly stolen from checked bags, sources said....
Perad and Webb would screen bags looking for loot, then swipe the cash once the luggage was opened in a private screening room, sources said....
The men will be charged with grand larceny, possession of stolen property and official misconduct.

I'm sure this is a rare occurance. I for one am overjoyed at the security provided by these outstanding professionals wondering when we're going to label TSA as organized crime... or at least a disasterously expensive failed insurance policy...

Also today, the TSA confirmed that a string of security lapses took place at Newark Airport within the past month, the Newark Star-Ledger reported.

Guess we should cut them some slack. After all, it IS hard to simultaneously harrass passengers, pilfer people's belongings, and be on the lookout for OTHER people doing suspicious things...